Terms of Use

Version 1.0.0 – Updated September 15, 2024 (All prior versions were drafts)

(I): There are two possible types of written content on this website for the brand Adore & Abide™: (a) Works written by founder Brandon Heckman & (b) Works written by others. Below are the two policies depending upon content.

(1.1): Works written by founder Brandon Heckman. One of the founding purposes of this website is to provide a free version of content to share the Gospel, the truth of Christ, and the things of God.

(1.1.a): Personal Use: Given our mission, even as all copyrights & all rights are reserved by Brandon Heckman, permission is granted to share, distribute, download, reformat, and/or utilize the written content as needed for personal use or the sharing for free to others. When sharing for free, you must state proper attribution and make them aware of the Terms of Use so that they do not inadvertently break our policy.

(1.1.b): Commercial Use: Permission is granted for sharing, distributing, downloading, reformatting and selling works with up to 5,000 words so long no more than 50% of as an essay, chapter, book, or collection is sold on its own & the work is not sold on its own. However, if any of these qualifications outlined in (1.1.d.) are not met, approval to use this content for commercial purposes will be withdrawn, but personal use will still be accepted. For commercial permissions above 5,000 words, please reach to us at adoreandabide@gmail.com. 

(1.1.c): Church/Ministry Use: Terms for use under 1.1.a: Personal Use will apply to Church/Ministry Use as long as 1.1.d qualifications are met. 

(1.1.d): Qualifications for Commercial & Church/Ministry Use:

(1.1.d.i): Attribution is properly granted to the author.

(1.1.d.ii): There is no attempt to impersonate or take credit for direct quotations is given. Likewise, no attempt to impersonate the brand Adore & Abide™ as it is protected under common law for trademarks as outlined in detail in section six (6) of this Terms of Use policy.

(1.1.d.iii): No attempt to publish this work under Brandon Heckman, Adore & Abide, or another name is attempted.

(1.1.d.iv): There is no attempt to claim ownership of materials.

(1.1.d.v): There is no implicit attempt to misconstrue or misquote what has been written by misleading uses of ellipses or any other way.

(1.1.d.vi): All translation attempts are faithful and genuine in trying to pass on the meaning of the original writing.

(1.1.d.vii): In the case where other works are referenced within Brandon Heckman’s work, proper attribution is given to the appropriate author/owner of the copyright as required by their policy/by law.

(1.2): Works written by others: Permission has been granted by the copyright owner for usage on this website, please contact the owner of the content for usage conditions. 

(2): Media content such as images, videos, etc. (excluding our font which is Libre Baskerville which is used under Open Font License) on this website are under ownership of Brandon Heckman (all content [including photos, etc.] and are his copyright unless stated otherwise):

(2.1): Personal use is permitted including for downloading to devices or sharing on social media (as long as attribution is provided) | Modifications are allowed and credit for modifications belong to the one who created them.

(2.2): Commercial Use: In original format or modification requires expressed written consent except where protected under applicable Fair Use laws – please reach out via email to adoreandabide.com for written permissions. 

(2.2.a): Direct sharing of this multimedia content that leads to revenue via social media or media from ads/partnerships is permitted without written content as long as attribution is given.

(2.3): Church/Ministry Use: Is always permitted without specified permissions as long as attribution is provided.

(3): “Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

(4): All external website trademarks, copyrights, and registered trademarks such as Instagram®, WordPress®, Elementor®, OceanWP®, & Open Doors® are owned by their respective organizations. All rights belong to them.

(5): If any changes are made to the Terms of Use, users who utilized a prior version will be within their rights to continue use as previously stated as applicable under law for any product or service already released, but will have to abide by the new policy moving forward for any new product or service.

(6): The brand name Adore & Abide™ and the corresponding leaf logo whether used together or separately are Brandon Heckman’s trademark property under protection of U.S. common law trademark rights. As regard the leaf logo used, it is both protected under trademark and copyright law (the leaf logo originally art done by Grace Heckman by watercolor paint and modified to a vector). For the sake of Adore & Abide™, trademark protections cover publishing (digital or physical) of all writings, blog posts, books, essays, articles, videos, seminars, lessons, curriculum, fiction and non-fiction works, photography, & all audio content for the purpose of education, information, and/or entertainment regarding, philosophical, religious, cultural, political, historical, contextual, scientific, Biblical, and theological topics, as well as any similar textual theme that is covered by Adore & Abide’s™ works. Also, it is protected for publication (digital or physical) of written, audio, & visual methods of release for solely entertainment purposes for unique fiction works not necessarily tied to the above themes, thus a more all encompassing fictional work publications protection. These protections exist under geographical locations where these unique and copyrighted works are read, heard, seen, distributed, downloaded, consumed, and/or sold; that is, anywhere “commerce” has occurred. If any of the above categories are not protected for any reason under the law, all remaining categories will remain legally protected.

(7): Our Terms of Use may change from time to time. The most recent Terms of Use will be available here. By continuing to use this website, sharing information from this website, or communicating with us in any manner, you are bound by the terms of this Terms of Use.

(8): In any case where any part of the Terms of Use is non-applicable, the rest of the contract remains intact as under applicable law.